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Tennessee, the “Volunteer State,” has no existing state censuses. There is a partial 1891 census of men over the age of twenty-one available through the Family History Library, http://www.familysearch.org/. For more information, contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives, http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/.

Posted by GENMAINT at 11/19/2009 2:26 PM

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Wills & Probate Records: a guide for family historians is the newest book to be added to the genealogy collection at the Fairview Park Branch Library. The authors, Karen Grannum and Nigel Taylor are legal records experts and advisors of family history research at the National Archives; offer their expertise to researchers in this accessible guide. Wills & Probate Records is a practical guide for both beginner and experienced researchers and includes a glossary of terms, advice on online research and case studies to navigate these valuable records.